These behaviours are not usually useful tasks, can be extremely time-consuming & even be life-threatening.įrom the first line in the book, we can sense that Aza thinks slightly differently than we do, about things that maybe would never even cross our mind. Compulsive acts or rituals are behaviours that are repeated again & again to counter these obsessions (thoughts) & reduce the anxiety. They cause a significant amount of distress and/or anxiety, which does not change despite resistance from the individual. These obsessional ideas, images or impulses crop up in the individual’s mind over & over again. However, most of the time, these portrayals depict the disorder in a ‘glamorized’ manner, not showing the level of impairment the disorder entails.Īccording to the ICD-10, the disorder is characterised by recurrent obsessional thoughts or compulsive acts. We see versions of it books, on TV and even in films.
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is one the most widely publicised disorders. Aza Holmes, the protagonist, in John Green’s recently published fiction, Turtles All The Way Down, is not only a near perfect case study for understanding the basic symptoms of OCD, but also the severity & the impairment it causes in daily functioning.
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